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A [[deceptive decoy]] used by ships against acoustic homing [[torpedo]]es, the Torpedo Countermeasures Transmitting Set '''AN/ SLQ-25 "Nixie"''', is a sound generator towed behind the protected ship. It receives the [[sonar]] signals sent by the torpedo, and amplifies and retransmits them, so the torpedo senses the Nixie as a stronger target than the ship. Since the decoy is much smaller than a ship, the torpedo may well miss it, so it is not necessarily a [[sacrificial decoy]]. | A [[deceptive decoy]] used by ships against acoustic homing [[torpedo]]es, the Torpedo Countermeasures Transmitting Set '''AN/ SLQ-25 "Nixie"''', is a sound generator towed behind the protected ship. It receives the [[sonar]] signals sent by the torpedo, and amplifies and retransmits them, so the torpedo senses the Nixie as a stronger target than the ship. Since the decoy is much smaller than a ship, the torpedo may well miss it, so it is not necessarily a [[sacrificial decoy]]. | ||
The AN/SLQ-25B version extended the acoustic countermeasures with a fiber optic display LAN, a torpedo warning and a towed array sensor. Manufactured by Argon ST and originally developed for the [[United States Navy]], it is used extensively by navies worldwide, both on combat and amphibious warfare ships. | The AN/SLQ-25B version extended the acoustic countermeasures with a fiber optic display LAN, a torpedo warning and a towed array sensor. Manufactured by Argon ST and originally developed for the [[United States Navy]], it is used extensively by navies worldwide, both on combat and amphibious warfare ships.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
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 A deceptive decoy used by ships against acoustic homing torpedoes, the Torpedo Countermeasures Transmitting Set AN/ SLQ-25 "Nixie", is a sound generator towed behind the protected ship. It receives the sonar signals sent by the torpedo, and amplifies and retransmits them, so the torpedo senses the Nixie as a stronger target than the ship. Since the decoy is much smaller than a ship, the torpedo may well miss it, so it is not necessarily a sacrificial decoy. The AN/SLQ-25B version extended the acoustic countermeasures with a fiber optic display LAN, a torpedo warning and a towed array sensor. Manufactured by Argon ST and originally developed for the United States Navy, it is used extensively by navies worldwide, both on combat and amphibious warfare ships. |
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